How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Yemen?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Yemen: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Sri Lanka

26.2%

in 2023

Yemen

24.9%

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

130th

Yemen rank

133rd

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural over time

Sri Lanka
Yemen

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 26.2% against 24.9% in Yemen, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 130th and Yemen ranks 133rd of 189 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.3%	43.3%	31.0%	Yemen
2010s	18.0%	39.4%	21.4%	Yemen
2020s	24.8%	27.9%	3.2%	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Sri Lanka or Yemen?: Sri Lanka, at 26.2% against 24.9% in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Sri Lanka and Yemen?: 1.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Yemen?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Yemen rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Sri Lanka ranks 130th and Yemen ranks 133rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.